The checklist of World Automotive Awards has been whittled right down to 10 finalists, however just one American model — Ford — seems among the many remaining 9 carmakers for this yr’s prime award.
The Bronco is there, and it is also balloted as a finalist within the design class. The opposite classes are efficiency automobile, city automobile, electrical automobile and luxurious mannequin. Every class has 5 finalists besides World Automotive, which has 10. One model conspicuous by its absence in any class: Tesla.
The winner in every is scheduled to be topped March 27 on the New York Worldwide Auto Present in Manhattan. This yr marks the twentieth yr of the World Automotive Awards and the partnership with the New York present.
The choice course of includes 100-plus automotive journalists from 29 international locations who vote, as they overview and test-drive the eligible autos for the 2024 awards. Their journey is captured nearly on World Automotive TV.
If you happen to’re counting, the manufacturers that seem most on the six finals lists are Mercedes-Benz (4 instances), BMW (additionally 4), Hyundai (three), and Volvo (three).
Right here’s the complete itemizing. A video clip exhibiting all of them is right here:
World Automotive
World Automotive Design of the 12 months
2024 World Electrical Car
BMW i5
Kia EV9
Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV
Volkswagen ID.7
Volvo EX30
2024 World Luxurious Automotive
– BMW 5 Collection / i5
– Lexus LM
– Mercedes-Benz CLE
– Mercedes-Benz E-Class
– Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV
2024 World City Automotive
– Abarth 500e
– BYD Dolphin
– Lexus LBX
– Suzuki Fronx
– Volvo EX30
2024 World Efficiency Automotive
– BMW M2
– BMW XM
– Ferrari Purosangue
– Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
– Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid